New ultraviolet image of comet 3I/ATLAS could help reveal what it’s made of
NASA’s alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter.
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Breaking Ground Crossword
Solve the crossword from our January 2026 issue, in which we take a crack at geological principles
AI is solving ‘impossible’ math problems. Can it best the world’s top mathematicians?
AI is making gains in solving pure math problems. Can it crack the hardest problems in mathematics?
Ursid meteor shower 2025: When and where to see ‘shooting stars’ on the longest night of the year
Here’s how to see the Ursid meteor shower, which peaks in dark skies close to a new moon this year.
Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches closest point to Earth: How to see it on Friday night
Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it
Scientists Propose Plans for World’s Largest Particle Smasher
The world’s current largest collider was instrumental in discovering a new, elusive subatomic particle in 2012.
Scientists Create Superman-Like Eye Lasers
The new lasers are ‘some of the world’s smallest and lightest.’
An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth
Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ‘intercept’ it before it leaves us forever?
3I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where’s it heading next?
Everyone’s favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet.
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NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at
1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.
More than a dozen mummies of kids with facial tattoos were found at an archaeological site in Christian-era Nubia.